Billions of dollars are spent annually to achieve greater productivity, mental wellness, and success when it comes to being a writer. Therapy, massages, retreats, conferences, webinars, and all kinds of tricks, gadgets, substances, and services are consumed so writers can feel harmony and achieve joy from their writings.
Here are 16 steps you can take — for free and without any special training — to get you in shape as a writer:
· Prioritize and balance your day in order to get in time to write and market — as well as tend to your daily life. Be prepared to make sacrifices for your art.
· Wake up early — get your day going before the world gets up. Carve out the time that you need to write, strategize, or market your book. Start early before things arise that steal your day, disturb your focus, deplete your energy, or stress you out.
· Drink plenty of water to flush toxins, hydrate, and stay refreshed.
· Practice deep breathing exercises to relieve stress.
· Move daily to keep your head clear and the blood flowing.
· Step away from your phone for chunks of time, to gain clarity and avert addiction and ADD.
· Sleep in utter darkness to boost melatonin.
· Keep reading books to get ideas, escape, and see how others structure their books.
· Say no to negative people or things that drain your energy.
· Smile more — watch comedians. Just to laugh rather than yell, cry, or seethe silently.
· Fast occasionally for 24 hours to cleanse yourself.
· Hug someone and feel connected.
· Play games — from sports and board to video and word games — in order to keep you thinking sharply.
· Get advice and support from one or more of these people: a life coach, book marketing consultant, writer shepherd, or a therapist.
· Live with passion, speak your mind, and stick to your convictions. Never compromise on who you really are.
· Look everywhere for ideas and inspiration. Read about things you never thought you would be interested in. Talk to people outside of your normal circle. Step out of your comfort zone. Get off the repeat-and-rinse cycle.
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Brian
Feinblum, the founder of this award-winning blog, with over four million page views,
can be reached at brianfeinblum@gmail.com He is available to help authors like you to promote
your story, sell your book, and grow your brand. He has over 30 years of
experience in successfully helping thousands of authors in all genres. Let him
be your advocate, teacher, and motivator!
About Brian Feinblum
This
award-winning blog has generated over 4.25 million pageviews. With 5,000+ posts
over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by
BookBaby http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs and recognized by Feedspot in 2021
and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” Copyright 2025.
For
the past three decades, Brian Feinblum has helped thousands of authors. He
formed his own book publicity firm in 2020. Prior to that, for 21 years as the
head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and as the
director of publicity at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many
first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with
best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen,
Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard,
Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C.
Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler.
His
writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s
The Independent (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/whats-needed-to-promote-a-book-successfully).
He
hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and
has spoken at ASJA, BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah
Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association,
Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and
Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He served as a judge for the
2024 IBPA Book Awards.
His
letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal,
USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester)
and The Washington Post. His first published book was The
Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook. It
was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.
Born
and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids,
and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog.
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